tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post4396643160993561869..comments2023-10-16T15:59:02.445+01:00Comments on NEIL HARDING: Cops Say Legalise Drugs.Neil Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-60393322802918154602008-02-09T20:55:00.000+00:002008-02-09T20:55:00.000+00:00Neil - I agree 100%All you need to do now is have ...Neil - I agree 100%<BR/><BR/>All you need to do now is have a word with Gordon and get him to warn the Americans.........John Eckersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874387296463362537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-67074080086471883052008-02-09T20:01:00.000+00:002008-02-09T20:01:00.000+00:00Yup, add 'education' to the list, to be paid for o...Yup, add 'education' to the list, to be paid for out of the taxes on drugs.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-70025852281266886512008-02-09T18:27:00.000+00:002008-02-09T18:27:00.000+00:00I agree with Neil, we do need proper education abo...I agree with Neil, we do need proper education about drug use. But that won't be enough. <BR/><BR/>I've long been an advocated of legalising all drugs. It won't solve all the problems that come with drug use, but a major source of crime could be snuffed out at a stroke. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately the press are such that no one can seriously raise it as a policy option without tabloid hysteria going into overdrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-37439242492261514162008-02-09T16:43:00.000+00:002008-02-09T16:43:00.000+00:00Mark, I think people need to be properly educated ...Mark, I think people need to be properly educated to the dangers. As is said in the video, legalisation tackles the crime and disorder problem, then we can start using the tax savings to tackle the actual drug problem. Smoking tobacco has been reduced by half in the last few decades by using education (and nicotine is probably the most addictive drug). This is the way to tackle other drugs as well - through education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-45499703817025764472008-02-09T09:33:00.000+00:002008-02-09T09:33:00.000+00:00Neil, yet again we agree. Whatever your views on d...Neil, yet again we agree. Whatever your views on drugs per se (I have no opinion, favourable or unfavourable, I just don't really care), the evidence says that prohibition does not work. Ergo, it's time for plan B. Legalisation, regulation and taxation.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com